HR: 08:30h
AN: ED11A-01 INVITED     [Abstracts]
TI: Space Science in the Undergraduate Curriculum at Florida Institute of Technology
AU: * Lopez, R E
EM: relopez@fit.edu
AF: Dept. of Physics and Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901 United States
AB: Florida Institute of Technology, in Melbourne Florida, is fairly unique in its emphasis on space science at the undergraduate level. The department of Physics and Space Sciences is also unique in the large number of women undergraduate majors. In this talk I will review the role that space science plays in the undergraduate curriculum at Florida Tech, both in the formal class structure and in undergraduate research. I will also discuss contributions to the undergraduate program by the Center for Integrated Space weather Modeling. Finally, I will summarize lessons learned that may be useful when considering the role that space science can play in undergraduate science education.
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0825 Teaching methods
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly